RACE: ArmsUp Motorsports Blackhawk National summary

"ArmsUp Motorsports Scores Triple Top Five at Blackhawk
Farms"
"Jim Victor Leads ArmsUp Trio with Third Place Result"
SOUTH BELOIT, Ill. -- ArmsUp Motorsports competed in their second
SCCA National of the season at Blackhawk Farms last ...

"ArmsUp Motorsports Scores Triple Top Five at Blackhawk
Farms"

"Jim Victor Leads ArmsUp Trio with Third Place Result"

SOUTH BELOIT, Ill. -- ArmsUp Motorsports competed in their second
SCCA National of the season at Blackhawk Farms last weekend. Coming into
the weekend the ArmsUp team's focus was to improve on the previous
trip two weeks earlier. That goal was accomplished with drivers Jim
Victor, Revere Greist, and Kirk Kindsfater all coming away with top-five
finishes at the end of the event.

After Friday's test day all the drivers were confident with their
car's setup going into Saturday's qualifying session. At the
end of the session the official results showed Jim Victor in second, Kirk
Kindsfater third and Revere Greist fourth. Unfortunately for Kindsfater
a glitch with the tracks timing sensor erased a blistering 1:07.9 second
lap that would have put him second on the grid just a tick off of the
pole time.

The race start proved to be eventful for the trio of ArmsUp drivers. At
the green flag Greist buzzed the front stretch wall in order to get
around the 32 car of Kindsfater. Kindsfater's early race got worse
when the Colorado driver was hit from behind in the carousel and forced
off of the track. Victor would hold on to the second spot early on.

Before midway in the race both Greist and Victor were overtaken by Brian
Tomasi dropping them to third and fourth respectively. Kindsfater
meanwhile had started his climb back through the field after his early
race shunt. As the race came to a close Kindsfater had raced his way
back to the fifth position. Greist crossed the line fourth improving one
position from his first SCCA National start. Victor erased the memories
of a difficult season opener by scoring a podium finish taking the
checkered third after a solid drive.

"This was a good event for us," Gregg Borland said at the end
of the weekend. "All of our guys drove well. Kirk just had some
rotten luck this weekend but it was obvious he was fast. I think we are
making good gains and think this is the kind of momentum we need headed
into the June Sprints."

Jose Paredes also made his on track debut over the weekend in his Formula
Atlantic car. Logging seat time at Road America during the SVRA Vintage
Festival Paredes got close to his personal best lap time at the 4 mile
circuit.

ArmsUp Motorsports next event will be May 31 through June 1 at Road
America for The Milwaukee SCCA Region Double Regional. Scheduled to
drive currently is John Dickmann, John and Revere Greist, and Jim Victor
in Formula Continental and Jose Paredes in his Swift .014 Formula
Atlantic.